dc.contributor.author | Shanmugam, Kirubanandan | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-01-29T16:08:20Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-01-29T16:08:20Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-01-29 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/56061 | |
dc.description.abstract | The extraction of Omega 3 PUFA using silver ions was compared within a mini-fluidic and conventional stirred-tank reactor, with practical extraction yields of EPA –Et, DHA- Et approaching 60 to 70 Wt.%. Equilibrium was reached in less than 36 seconds in the mini-fluidic reactor at 10°C, despite stratified flow being observed rather than previously reported slug-flow profiles. The deviation in flow pattern was attributed to a measured order of magnitude reduction in the interfacial tension between fish oils and AgNO3 solution relative to idealized solvent mixtures often employed in previously reported literature on this extraction. A conceptual process design for silver based solvent extraction of Omega 3 PUFA at an industrial scale was explored, and suggests that this process can be feasible with appropriate silver recycling strategies with regeneration costs approaching $0.70 per kg of fish oil processed. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Solvent Extraction | en_US |
dc.subject | Fish Oil | |
dc.subject | Omega 3 PUFA,Mini-fluidic Channel | |
dc.subject | Interfacial Tension and flow pattern | |
dc.subject | Mini-fluidic Channel | |
dc.title | MINI-FLUIDIC SILVER BASED SOLVENT EXTRACTION OF EPA/DHA FROM FISH OIL | en_US |
dc.date.defence | 2015-01-08 | |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Process Engineering and Applied Science | en_US |
dc.contributor.degree | Master of Applied Science | en_US |
dc.contributor.external-examiner | n/a | en_US |
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinator | Dr.Mark Gibson | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Dr.Amyl Ghanem | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Dr.Clifton Johnston | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Dr.Adam Donaldson | en_US |
dc.contributor.ethics-approval | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.manuscripts | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.copyright-release | Not Applicable | en_US |